To bayonet us into submission.
Burke.
Bay"ou (&?;), n.; pl. Bayous (&?;). [North Am. Indian bayuk, in F. spelling bayouc, bayouque.] An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind. [Southern U. S.]
A dark slender thread of a bayou moves loiteringly northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses.
G. W. Cable.
Bay" rum" (&?;). A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
The original bay rum, from the West Indies, is prepared, it is believed, by distillation from the leaves of the bayberry (Myrcia acris). The bay rum of the Pharmacopœia (spirit of myrcia) is prepared from oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel, oil of pimento, alcohol, and water.
{ Bays, Bayze } (&?;), n. See Baize. [Obs.]
Bay" salt` (&?;). Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline salt of commerce. Bacon. Ure.
Bay" tree`. A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
Bay" win"dow (&?;). (Arch.) A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called a bow window.
Bay" yarn` (&?;). Woolen yarn. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
{ Ba*zaar" Ba*zar" } (b*zär"), n. [Per. bzar market.] 1. In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale.